Pressing board



Nov. 24, 1925. 1,562,511

J. LUDWIG, SR

PRESSING BOARD Original Filed on. 2,. 1923 Patented Nov. 24, 1925.

JOHN LUDWIG, sn,

OF DALLAS, TEXAS.

PRESSING BOARD.

Application filed October 2, 1923, Serial No. 666,150.

To (/ZZ whom may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN LUDwIe, S12,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county ofDallas and State of 6 Texas, have invented a new and useful PressingBoard, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a pressing plate or the like, the primaryobject of the invention being to provide novel means for steaming andreconditioning cloth material.

An important object of the invention is to provide a plate of thischaracter having needles and openings disposed adjacent to the needles,which needles are designed to pierce the cloth under operation, whilethe openings direct steam to the cloth at points adjacent to the needlesto recondition the cloth.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, with out departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a pressing plate constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmental view disclosing a portion of thepresser plate.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line H of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesthe body portion of the pressing plate which is formed preferably ofsheet metal and formed with a plurality of cut out portions 6 providingopenings to permit steam to pass from one side of the plate to theother.

These portions 6 are preferably formed Renewed May 12, 1925.

by stamping out portions of the sheet metal in the formation of theneedles 7. These needles are arranged in spaced relation with each othertln'oughout the entire surface of the plate, the openings being arrangedin proximity thereto, so that when the needles pierce the cloth andsteam is admitted to the plate, steam will pass through the openings ofthe plate and through the cloth at points adjacent to the needles andopenings formed thereby.

While I have shown and described a pressing plate, it is to beunderstood that the plate may be secured in position on a press ingmachine by any suitable and well known means such as clamps or the like.

In the use of the device, the presser plate is positioned on the usualsteam pressing machine now in use, so that the steam on its passage tothe plate will be controlled in the usual and well known manner,eliminating the necessity of making alterations in the pressing machineconstruction to apply the device.

It might be further stated that the needles 7 will have a tendency toremove the shine from clothing by allowing the steam to pass directlythrough the cloth.

From the foregoing it will also be noted that due to the construction ofthe pressing board clothing or cloth material may be pressed by amachine eliminating any possibility of the clothing or articles becomingshiny, due to the pressing.

I' claim A presser plate for presser boards comprising a thin sheet ofmaterial, said sheet having a plurality of triangular openings therein,needles projecting from the sheet, the base of each needle being mergedinto one edge of an associated opening, said needles being of a size andshape correspond ing to that defined by the edges of the associatedopening.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature.

JOHN LUDWIG, sR.

